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September 02, 2009

Did the Apostle Paul mean us?

2 Timothy 3 - The Dangers of the Last Days

1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2
For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be
boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and
ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3
They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and
have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

6 They are the kind who work their way into people’s homes and win the confidence of[a] vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires. 7 (Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.) 8 These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith. 9
But they won’t get away with this for long. Someday everyone will
recognize what fools they are, just as with Jannes and Jambres.

This set of Scriptures pretty much sums up the current situation. Seems the church isn't making much headway in the culture these days - maybe as an institution it is more influenced by the Jannes' and Jambres' than by Jesus.